FRONT - FOUR DOOR

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification system, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury during and following any seat belt or child restraint anchor service, carefully inspect all seat belts, buckles, mounting hardware, retractors, tether straps, and anchors for proper installation, operation, or damage. Replace any belt that is cut, frayed, or torn. Straighten any belt that is twisted. Tighten any loose fasteners. Replace any belt that has a damaged or ineffective buckle or retractor. Replace any belt that has a bent or damaged latch plate or anchor plate. Replace any child restraint anchor or the unit to which the anchor is integral that has been bent or damaged. Never attempt to repair a seat belt or child restraint component. Always replace damaged or ineffective seat belt and child restraint components with the correct, new and unused replacement parts listed in the DaimlerChrysler Mopar Parts Catalog.

NOTE: The only component of this seat belt and retractor unit that is available for individual service replacement is the plastic web stop button that prevents the latch plate from falling to the floor while in the stored position. Refer to the instructions supplied with the service kit for the proper web stop button replacement procedures.

NOTE: The following procedure is for replacement of an ineffective or damaged seat belt and retractor unit. The front retractor also includes a seat belt tensioner. If the front seat belt or retractor is ineffective or damaged, but the seat belt tensioner is not deployed, review the recommended procedures for handling non-deployed supplemental restraints. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - HANDLING NON-DEPLOYED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINTS). If the seat belt tensioner has been deployed, review the recommended procedures for service after a supplemental restraint deployment before removing the unit from the vehicle. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - SERVICE AFTER A SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT DEPLOYMENT).

NOTE: All seat belt retractors except the driver side front retractor include a switchable automatic locking mechanism. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS/SEAT BELT AND RETRACTOR/AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR - DESCRIPTION).




1. Position the seat belt and retractor (3) to the inner B-pillar (1) as a unit. Be certain to engage the tab on the upper retractor bracket into the hole in the B-pillar.
2. Install and tighten the screw (4) that secures the retractor lower bracket to the base of the inner B-pillar. Tighten the screw to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.).
3. Reconnect the yellow body wire harness connector (5) to the seat belt tensioner initiator on the retractor.
4. Engage the seat belt webbing through the slot into the seat belt opening in the lower B-pillar trim (2).
5. Reinstall the lower trim onto the inside of the B-pillar. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INTERIOR/B-PILLAR TRIM - INSTALLATION).


6. Position the seat belt turning loop (2) onto the height adjuster (1) on the upper sport bar. Be certain that the seat belt webbing between the retractor and the turning loop is not twisted.
7. Install and tighten the screw (3) that secures the turning loop to the height adjuster. Tighten the screw to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.).
8. Engage the upper edge of a new trim cover (4) over the top of the turning loop. Then squeeze the lower end of the trim cover and the turning loop together firmly and evenly until the engagement tabs of the trim cover snap into the slots of the turning loop.


9. Position the seat belt (3) lower anchor to the mounting hole on the outboard side of the front seat (1) cushion frame. Be certain that the seat belt webbing between the turning loop and the lower anchor is not twisted.
10. Install and tighten the screw (2) that secures the lower anchor to the seat. Tighten the screw to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.).
11. Do not reconnect the battery negative cable at this time. The supplemental restraint system verification test procedure should be performed following service of any supplemental restraint system component. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/RESTRAINTS - STANDARD PROCEDURE - VERIFICATION TEST).